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Monthly Archives: March 2004

Dickie Goodman — the greatest mash-up sampler of all?

04-Mar-04

I ran into an older NPR story on Dickie Goodman, a man sued by 17 labels for copyright infridgement in the 1950s. He is perhaps the first mash-up remix artist. The ability to easily take a song, sample a bit of it, and then cut-and-paste it — just as you do with words and sentences [...]

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American Prospect reviews Grey Album

04-Mar-04

A great review of the Grey Album appears in the American Prospect. The true impact, the author states, is that of crossover potential. The fan base is expanded, crossover potentials are multiplied; more black kids buy The White Album, and more white kids buy The Black Album. Pop lives, and we all win.

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Double Black Album

04-Mar-04

It started with the Danger Mouse Grey Album. Cheap Cologne takes a shot now, this time with the Double Black Album. Since Jay Z released an accapella version of his Black album a few months ago DJ’s and Producers have been remixing the hell out of it. For those that want their mash-up remixes and [...]

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The house that Van Buskirk burned?

01-Mar-04

CNet pays Eliot Van Buskirk to play with MP3 hardware and software. Now Osborne/McGraw Hill is paying him to write books about it. Poor guy! Burning Down the House: Ripping, Recording, Remixing, and More!, hit the shelves late last year. What follows is my review and thoughts on this book.

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Remixing tutorials at iDJ

01-Mar-04

iDJ has a great tutorial section on their web site, including articles on “how to use samples without sounding like a ‘cut-and-paste’ cowboy”, mixing in key, and a three-part series (pt. 1, 2, 3) on MP3 DJing.

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